Synonyms of on pins and needles

on pins and needles

phrase

as in anxious

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

We were all on pins and needles as we awaited the doctor's call.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anxious
• nervous
• uneasy
• worried
• on edge
• ill at ease
• upset
• keyed up
• on tenterhooks
• hung up
• troubled
• tense
• het up
• apprehensive
• insecure
• concerned
• edgy
• jittery
• uptight
• perturbed
• antsy
• unquiet
• jumpy
• hesitant
• nervy
• queasy
• goosey
• flustered
• freaked
• restless
• hinky
• obsessed
• aflutter
• distressed
• distraught
• atwitter
• preoccupied
• dithery
• disturbed
• bothered
• shook-up
• foreboding
• fretful
• misgiving
• freaked-out
• disquieted
• aggrieved
• hypertense
• vexed
• stewing
• spooky
• qualmish
• skittish
• flighty
• undone
• fluttery
• fidgety
• high-strung
• unnerved
• unstrung
• fretting
• qualmy
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• cool
• easy
• calm
• relaxed
• sure
• confident
• nerveless
• controlled
• happy-go-lucky
• self-confident
• self-assured
• self-controlled